Why do you do that pt1

Why do you do that? pt1

So i talked before about my main hobbies and interests which are; Gaming, Anime/Manga and video making. these are things that are important to me, and so i thought id use this blog to explain why and how these hobbies of mine came to be.


Most parents i know try to limit the amount of gaming their children do, because its bad for their eyes, they need to be outdoors more, or they need to have more family time. 
When i was 6 i got my first games console the  PlayStation 1, and shortly afterwards i got a Game-boy.
i spent  most of my childhood clocking thousands of hours on these systems,  my parents worked long hours so i didn't spend much time with them, and time i did spend with them wasn't easy, my household was home to more arguments than anything, and so to block out the shouting and throwing of plates, i retreated to my room to play my games, and when i wasn't at home i was at my god parents house and for better or worse they let me continue in playing my games because they saw that it made me happy.
I pulled sick days and did everything i could to spend as much time as possible playing video games when got to secondary school i played video games with my friends at their houses, but that stopped when online gaming came into its own and we'd all be playing together from our own houses,

In the time between my first console and now (15 years) gaming has changed more than i believe it will changed in the next 15 years.
Consoles have gone from playing what you could now call "ugly"Crash Bandicoot games to games that look as detailed as the real world,
my Game-boy i had as a child played  2D games that had less than 8 colors, and now children have "Game boys" that play games in 3D with crazy amounts of detail.

So why do i game?
Its a childhood joy that made me feel safe?
Ive seen and observed the evolution of games as Ive grown up with them?
It's where Ive had most of my favorite memories?
All of these and more,
i watch gaming videos on the internet that are like soap opera's
i watch other games like they're a sport, i even play some games like they're a sport 

Gaming is one of the few retreats i have when things get difficult and whether you think I'm sad, addicted or obsessed that's for you to decide and reflect upon..
(Next time we delve in to the crazy world of Japanese media)

Written while listening to Over my head(Cable car) - The Fray